A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I still can’t believe how much time and focus there was on how to manage a classroom effectively. In his meta-analysis of over 300 research studies, John Hattie found that direct instruction has above average gains when it comes to student results, specifically an effect size of 0.59. Stockard, Jean & W.

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Reading By Example

APRIL 20, 2020

For the last three summers, contributors have responded here to the following books: Becoming a Literacy Leader by Jennifer Allen (2017) Literacy Essentials by Regie Routman (2018) The Listening Leader by Shane Safir (2019). Next are explanations on how the study works and how you might participate. How can I participate?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Online games and assessments. According to a 2018 Education Week Research Center survey centered on U.S. While technology doesn’t aim to substitute teachers, it can facilitate their work and ensure that each student gets access to customized educational content and assessment methods to provide the best possible learning outcomes. .

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Since assuming the role of superintendent in 2018, Dr. Jara has been on a mission to move the district from pockets of excellence to an excellent school system, where every student can thrive. Students who used Exact Path showed a statistically significant impact on math achievement across all grade levels studied.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Recent international studies in adult competencies indicate that six in 10 U.S. While studies such as this highlight the need to increase technology integration in adult education classrooms and beyond, the goals and strategies for bridging the digital skills gap in response to such findings often don’t match learner realities.

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100mentors

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills. This final installment covers h ow to cultivate students’ self-management skills through teaching informed by assessment. What makes the difference for them?

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2019

In my previous post I explored the subtle, yet significant, difference between brute force computing and ANN (Artificial Neural Networks), and how that distinction is slowly producing what one would call “true” AI products in the classroom. Read more: 4 Ways AI will be a great teaching assistant. Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

How to Boost Your Students’ Reading Comprehension. For that reason, it is crucial to include content learning as a part of teaching students to read—particularly in core curriculum areas like science, math, social studies, and art.[2]. Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. Rapaport, A.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

However, there is no guarantee that individuals will recover their files if they pay the ransom,” stated CISA in a note that outlined how ransomware works. CISA’s recommendations fall under three categories: basic prevention, how to react to an attack and how to prevent further attacks in the future. .

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Alison Head and her Project Information Literacy (PIL) research team recently released the findings of a new national study on college students and how they consume and interact with a vast and deeply polarized news ecosystem. Please share this study broadly. News Study Report. October 16, 2018). Recommendations.

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100mentors

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

We conclude this series with the last but not least IB requirements for teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP): assessment and self-management skills. This final installment covers h ow to cultivate students’ self-management skills through teaching informed by assessment. What makes the difference for them?

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

Between 2018 and 2019 the number of leagues that facilitate esports in schools nearly doubled. Studies have definitely shown that students who are involved in extracurricular activities are more successful in a number of ways. In 2018, the Pew Research Center reported that 97% of teen boys and 83% of teen girls played video games.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2018

How Microcredentials Help Educators Develop New Tech Skills. Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:24. A teacher who never needed to focus on that area of study previously can now have the option of earning microcredentials as they learn and apply the skill.” . eli.zimmerman_9856. A lot is demanded of teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Coding skills are in high demand and will soon become a necessary skill for nearly all industries.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2019

This tool is based on an analysis of the bibliographic record (including the title, keywords, author, cited references, and abstract) of articles from the Web of Science database; the network map structure is based on how the articles cite one another. Formative Assessment. Cultural Responsiveness.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

in this post, I share with you my perspectives, drawn from my experiences as a blogger, educator, and academic with a PhD in educational studies, on what constitutes the quintessential characteristics of 21st century teachers. In their quantitative study of over 300 Finnish first graders, Nurmi et al., 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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Neo LMS

MAY 19, 2020

To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design. According to The U.S. According to Forbes, the worldwide e-learning market is projected to be a massive $325 billion by 2025. Wrapping up.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Read on to learn about how each of our partners is working to help teachers support the whole child. eSpark is working with us on a study of the impact of emotion on learning to understand more deeply how a student’s whole self affects their learning outcomes. They launched their new SEL Collections in the fall of 2018.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Lindsay is a forerunner among a growing number of schools and districts across the United States that have adopted a performance- or competency-based approach to education, said Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the Aurora Institute , a nonprofit that studies and promotes competency-based education.

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techlearning

AUGUST 2, 2018

2, 2018) — More and more schools and-out-of-school-time providers are implementing social emotional learning (SEL) programs to support student success both in and out of the classroom. 15, 2018 highlighting Kalamazoo’s program and providing tips on how to implement a successful SEL plan. Charlotte N.C.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

However, there is no guarantee that individuals will recover their files if they pay the ransom,” stated CISA in a note that outlined how ransomware works. CISA’s recommendations fall under three categories: basic prevention, how to react to an attack and how to prevent further attacks in the future. .

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

A study by the International Workplace Group estimates that 50 percent of people globally work outside their headquarters for at least 2.5 It proved useful in finding teachers to help develop our lesson plans, assessments and professional development. To gauge how well you’re doing with customers, you can use periodic surveys. (We

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Digital Promise

APRIL 1, 2019

According to a recent national study, “ Parents 2018: Going Beyond Good Grades ,” more than half of teachers say that parents rely too much on grades alone. Grades are just one of several ways to assess a child’s achievement, along with annual state test results, teacher feedback, and parent observations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

A district is assessing itself with a massive project for 800 eighth graders. Jennifer Gonzalez is updating her Teachers Guide to Technology for 2018. How to Assess Your District: The Global Challenge Project is an Example. Date: January 3, 2018. Vicki: So about how long is that time, at your school?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2024

When he tried to enroll, he found that colleges had no idea how to handle his international transcripts and credentials. Once students are accepted, Sanchez said, Davenport will assess their education and work experience to see what can count toward degree progressions. But the language barrier was only part of the challenge.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Date: May 1, 2018. In my classroom, I am a high school social studies teacher. I teach American Government and then I also teach Dual-Credit Social Studies. They’re completing formative assessments. Bethany: Wow, EdPuzzle is just fabulous because you know you can embed that formative assessment right there in the video.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

In a cross-analysis of fifty different studies, researchers found a strong link between parent engagement and student achievement.[8] 8] Additionally, one study found that when parents are involved in schools, their children are more likely to graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education.[9]. Higgins, K., Kominiak, T.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Experts and educators say the Early Head Start partnership program could serve as a model, showing states how to design systems to better support child care programs and raise quality — assuming states get more funding under Biden’s plan. A toddler looks at a book on an October morning at Donna Araujo’s home child care program.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Students also needed support when it came to the end of year state assessments. “We Rocking the CAASPP Both schools have since experienced outstanding increases in their California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores. Pilot Study Brief from Digital Promise. The following year, Ruiz did the same.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

April Millet, a learning designer at Penn State University, gave educators tips on how to do so last week at the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando. April Millet presents at the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando. Faculty should also consider using more authentic assessments. One option?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Her private school in Toronto, Ontario, had made the transition admirably well, she thought, but she wondered what online tools existed to supplement her studies, and how she’d find the best options. She was also curious how students were faring in other schools. “I

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

he told his mother that the National Institutes of Health had awarded him a postdoctoral fellowship to study dyslexia, a condition he’d long suspected he had. With the right kind of instruction, most children with dyslexia can learn how to read. The study described a 14-year-old referred to as Percy F. “He

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 23, 2018

The post How to Plan a Dynamic Learning Experience (FREE TEMPLATE) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Plan a Dynamic Learning Experience (FREE TEMPLATE). If this concept is new to you, take a moment to read this post: How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning. Determine assessment evidence.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. Third graders must now pass the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, at the end of the year to avoid repeating third grade. Because it is just one assessment.” NASHVILLE, Tenn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2020

Kids who read more tend to score higher on reading assessments but research hasn’t been particularly supportive of using classroom time for unstructured, independent reading. I’ve been obsessed with the renewed controversy over how to teach reading, consuming research and talking to scholars and educators. Is phonics really better?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Rocking the CAASPP Both schools have since experienced outstanding increases in their California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores. Fourth graders at Montgomery improved their CAASPP scores by 164% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year—their first year using the platform.

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